topic Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed" in Solid State Drives (NAND)

HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

idata — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:52:46 GMT

Hello,

I use a SSD 520 series with a MB DQ77MK .

When I set a Hard Disk Drive password in the bios (0056), the status stay "not installed". I make the same with User password and I get "installed".

I buy a platform Vpro only for this. Does I miss something ?

Regards, Vanilla.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

KenF_Intel — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:45:17 GMT

Hi Vanilla,

You might try BIOS 0057. Also, if you are using the graphical BIOS interface try switching to the 'classic' mode.

Thanks.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

idata — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:42:49 GMT

Hello Ken,

Now I have version 0057 and nothing new. I do not install visual bios, always classic mode.

Regards, Vanilla.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

KenF_Intel — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:20:38 GMT

Hi Vanilla,

I finally have a 77MK board to test with. I'll try to recreate this tomorrow. I'll let you know what I find.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

KenF_Intel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:51:27 GMT

Hi Vanilla,

I was able to set a HDD password on my system, but it only works if you go into BIOS immediately after a cold boot. Trying to set the password after a Restart from Windows does not work. Trying to set the password after a Shutdown from Windows does work.

I will report this behavior to our BIOS team.

Let me know if you continue to have problems.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

KenF_Intel — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:02:32 GMT

I should also mention that on my system I did not receive a proper "Please enter hard disk password" prompt after I set the password. They system would simply halt the POST process with a steady cursor in the upper left corner of the screen.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

idata — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:09:18 GMT

Hello Ken,

I wonder how you discover the subtilty of "cold BIOS". It works. Big thanks.

I notice when my pc is not running ( shut down and only plug ), the three diods of the keyboard are flashing ( 20 seconds interval ). Is it a particularity of this DQ77MK ?

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

KenF_Intel — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:41 GMT

Hi Vanilla,

I just stumbled onto the 'cold boot' aspect of the problem. I noticed that it worked sometimes, but not others and finally figured out that it only worked on a cold boot.

I don't see the same LED behavior on my keyboard. I checked some other forum's and other people who have seen blinking keyboard LED's have narrowed down to either the brand of keyboard or to an actual problem with the keyboard.

Re: HD password in Bios stay "Not installed"

idata — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:50:51 GMT

My keyboard do this only with this MB, but everything is fine. No soucy with this only curiosity.

Thank you very much for all.

have a nice day.